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[Chapter 227]

[Relife]

What are these guys? Where is this?

Eun-ha blinked.

After opening the door leading to the 30th floor, he fell into some strange world.

Buried in a pile of garbage, he rolled his eyes trying to grasp the situation.

And he decided to deal with the men staring at him unpleasantly.

Thud!

Though he wasn't sure what was going on.

The men seemed to have been trying to search his unconscious body.

As soon as Eun-ha stood on his two feet, he immediately swung his fist.

"Kuk! What the hell are you doing!?"

"Hey, stomp him!"

"The ones being stomped are you, not me."

One man went flying.

Eun-ha kicked the two men who were flustered by the sudden attack.

He had no intention of giving them time to respond.

Then he realized.

Where did my sword go?

There was no sword at his waist.

The Dawn Sword and Twilight Sword were nowhere to be seen.

Eun-ha was surprised by the unexpected situation and continued attacking the men.

He wasn't the only one surprised.

I can't use mana?

He couldn't manifest internal mana.

His heart was just beating quietly.

"...I can't even feel mana itself."

The men roll on the ground.

Eun-ha, who personally crushed their hands with his feet to prevent them from resisting, muttered desolately.

By then his surroundings came into view.

It was some alleyway.

At the end of the alley, the sight of a city unfolded.

"Hey."

"Wh-What is it?"

"Let me ask a few things."

Eun-ha lifted up the man who seemed to be in somewhat okay condition.

The man trembled as soon as he met Eun-ha's eyes.

He looked like he would answer honestly to questions asked.

"Where is this?" "What?"

"I'm asking where this is."

"Se-Seoul."

"..." "Seongbuk-gu, Bomun-dong."

Hearing the words that came out of the man's mouth.

Eun-ha closed his mouth.

Bomun-dong?

Come to think of it, the atmosphere does seem similar to my memory...

Wasn't I in the black dungeon?

Eun-ha frowned.

Before regression, he had immediately met the boss monster after passing through the 30th floor door.

But suddenly Seoul?

He was utterly confused.

"Hey, dungeon guide."

"Yes?" "Not you. Dungeon guide."

Eun-ha moved his mouth.

The man looked puzzled.

Ignoring the man's reaction, Eun-ha kept calling for the dungeon guide.

If this was inside the black dungeon, it would reveal itself.

But no matter how many times he called its name, it didn't appear.

This is driving me crazy.

What's going on?

Where are the others?

He couldn't even manifest mana itself, so he couldn't use magic.

It was hopeless to find the conquest team members.

In this world, Eun-ha was just a slightly stronger person than an ordinary person.

Then he spoke the words he hadn't finished to the man.

"Hey." "Y-Yes!"

"Why can't I use mana?" "M-Mana?" "Yeah." "...Because monsters no longer exist in this world."

"What?"

Incomprehensible words.

Eun-ha asked back.

Then the man continued speaking while watching his reaction.

"As all the black dungeons were conquered, monsters no longer appear in this world." "..."

"And the player who conquered the 8th black dungeon wished for mana to be erased from the world. So our bodies became able to live without mana... Don't you know?"

Eun-ha let go of the hand holding the man's nape.

The man fell on his butt.

He passed by them without even glancing at the man.

Are they telling me to believe this?

He walks down the alley.

He comes out of the alley and looks around the city.

"..."

A splendid city comes into view.

The faces of people walking the streets were very bright.

As if they had completely escaped the threat of monsters.

It was then.

How are you? I'm fine! And you?

A ringtone sounded.

Eun-ha felt his pocket.

A smartphone came out.

The name of the caller was displayed on the screen.

"...Noona?"

Seeing the displayed name.

Eun-ha flinched.

He stared at Noh Eun-ah's name for a long time.

Then he decided to answer the call.

[Where are you now!?]

"Noona? Is it really you, noona?"

[What nonsense are you saying now. Don't tell me you drank a lot of alcohol again and slept on the street? If you really make Yu-jeong worry, then I'll...]

"..."

[So where are you now?]

"Bomun-dong."

[Not far. Come home quickly.]

"Home? Which home?"

[...Are you really drunk? Where else. The home where Grandfather Goseogwang is.]

"..."

[It's Grandmother's birthday today. We decided to have a birthday party among ourselves, so make sure you come without being late.]

The call ended with those words.

Eun-ha stood blankly, recalling the conversation he just had.

He needed to organize his thoughts.

No, by then he came to his senses.

"Right... Come to think of it, today was Grandmother's birthday. I had forgotten about that."

It had been 3 years since he conquered the <Dungeon of the Abyss>.

The world had changed in that time.

Im Baek-yeon had successfully seized power and eliminated all political opponents.

"...I must have been dreaming."

It feels like I had a long, long dream.

No, me dying and regressing.

It was an absurd dream.

Noh Eun-ha realized reality.

 ☆

3 years ago.

After Eun-ha conquered the <Dungeon of the Abyss>, various countries accelerated their conquest of black dungeons.

And so, a few months ago, the last remaining black dungeon was conquered.

Humanity welcomed peace.

A world where players were no longer needed had arrived.

Players lost their place.

They left to find new jobs.

Now Eun-ha was no longer a player either.

Revered as a national hero, he returned to being an ordinary person.

Still, he had close ties with Im Baek-yeon, and with his father as a background, he had quite a lot of money.

If anything, he could be called the epitome of a rich unemployed person living quietly now.

Such a life was often just boring.

It was like hell back then...

Thinking about it now, there was some fun in its own way back then too.

So he would occasionally miss the old days.

Yesterday was like that too.

Eun-ha met Jin Pa-rang, Seon Gi-jun, and Twenty-five who longed for the past like him, and drank heavily.

Then he collapsed on the street and passed out just like that.

"...I'll get scolded by Yu-jeong."

On the way home.

Eun-ha got off the bus and shuddered thinking of Lee Yu-jeong who would be at home.

After conquering the <Dungeon of the Abyss>.

When Im Baek-yeon seized power, Eun-ha held a wedding ceremony with Lee Yu-jeong.

That day remained clearly in his memory.

Many people congratulated them.

Among them were their parents who had passed away when they were young.

Colleagues who died while active in the Mist Flower party also attended the wedding.

How could dead people attend the wedding? Because Eun-ha's wish revived them.

'Make me... happy.'

In the deepest part of the <Dungeon of the Abyss>.

Eun-ha killed the dungeon's master.

No one survived except Eun-ha.

Lee Yu-jeong activated <Miracle > to give him the power to kill the black dungeon's master, and died as the price.

So Eun-ha, who had lost everything and become alone, made a wish.

To be able to live a happy life.

Eun-ha's wish was truly modest, and extremely grand.

The black dungeon responded to his wish and created a world like now.

Because of me...

The world did get turned upside down.

A miracle greater than <Miracle >.

Power that changes the world unit.

That power even changed the past.

The occasion where he lost his family was revised to have never happened in the first place.

The same was true for the pasts of people deeply related to him.

Seon Gi-jun regained the daughter he had lost, Bae Su-bin didn't make regrettable choices because of a man, and Yoo Do-jun was able to save his mother.

Lee Yu-jeong's family was revived too.

And that's not all.

I didn't know Yu-jeong was related to the Dawn Group.

When Lee Yu-jeong's family was revived.

A huge butterfly effect occurred.

In fact, she was a direct descendant of the Dawn Group, and her father Lee Jeong-in was the rightful successor of the Dawn Group.

As a result, in the changed world, the chairman position was legitimately succeeded by Lee Jeong-in instead of Lee Byeong-in.

"I'll get scolded when I go home, what can I do. It's my fault."

Many other things changed too.

The people around him became happy.

Eun-ha was satisfied with his current life.

Though he occasionally missed the past, he didn't want to go back to that time.

Even getting scolded by Lee Yu-jeong could be called a kind of happiness for him.

Eventually he arrived home.

Eun-ha opened the door.

"I'm home."

"You're back?" "...Are you angry?" "Are you asking even though you know?"

As if she had foreseen his arrival.

Lee Yu-jeong was standing in front of the door.

She was glaring at him.

Eun-ha apologized profusely.

"The baby will be born in a few months too, are you going to keep doing this?"

"I'm really sorry."

Lee Yu-jeong pointed at her belly.

A belly that didn't yet show signs of swelling.

Eun-ha asked for forgiveness from the child in the belly too.

"It's Mother's house, so I'll deal with you later."

"...Okay."

"Everyone was just waiting for you to come. The food will get cold. Let's go in quickly."

"Yeah."

Lee Yu-jeong turned around sharply.

Eun-ha couldn't help but give a bitter smile thinking about getting scolded by her when they returned to their newlywed home later.

Then he followed Lee Yu-jeong into the living room.

"You're here? How did you come after drinking so much alcohol like that?"

"Eun-ha, you came? How can the youngest in the family come the latest?"

"I'm sorry."

Mother and Father spoke.

The two clicked their tongues.

Noh Eun-ah sighed.

"He's my brother but really... I'm just staying quiet because Yu-jeong said she'd scold you instead later. Got it? So be grateful to Yu-jeong."

"...I'll drink moderately from next time."

"Tch, you always say that."

Noh Eun-ah glared at him.

Eun-ha couldn't move in front of her.

Meanwhile, Grandmother was sitting next to her.

Grandmother spoke with a benevolent face.

"You should drink alcohol moderately. Don't do that from next time. Take care of your health too." "Yes, Grandmother. Happy birthday."

Eun-ha's wish revived Grandmother and greatly extended her natural lifespan.

Thanks to that, Grandmother was healthy.

Eun-ha was glad to be able to see Grandmother again.

"Really... I'm glad."

So all the family members gathered.

Eun-ha sat next to Lee Yu-jeong and muttered softly while watching them chatting cheerfully.

Then Noh Eun-ah caught the words Eun-ha muttered.

"What are you glad about?" "Ah..."

The family's gazes turned to him.

Eun-ha pondered what to say while receiving their gazes.

Come to think of it, there was no need to ponder.

It was all just a dream, wasn't it?

Eun-ha smiled as if it was nothing and opened his mouth.

"I had a dream today."

"A dream?"

"Yeah, in that dream I regressed and was living a second life."

"A second life? You had a strange dream. So what did you do in the dream?"

"Well, what I did was..."

The family members showed interest in the story Eun-ha was telling.

So he began a long story.

The story of failing to conquer the black dungeon and regressing with Lee Yu-jeong's help.

Even just speaking briefly, it was a very long story.

"I see. So thanks to me you regressed and went around seducing women? So? Was it so good marrying 4 women? Should I make you dream again?"

"...It was a dream."

"Is it okay to be forgiven because it was a dream?" "I'm sorry. You know that I only have you, Yu-jeong."

At the part where Eun-ha built a harem.

Starting with Lee Yu-jeong, all the family members clicked their tongues.

Only Grandmother just laughed.

"But isn't everyone hungry? I think it would be good to continue the story while eating first."

Grandmother helped Eun-ha.

Eun-ha sent an eye greeting to Grandmother sitting across from him.

Grandmother smiled slightly.

The family members started eating.

"Yu-jeong, did you make all this with difficulty? You don't have to do this from next time with the baby and all."

"No, Mother. It's not difficult, and these days I'm living for the joy of making food."

"Still, don't overdo it."

"Yes, Mother."

The dining table was cheerful.

The family members laughed and chatted on various topics.

...This is fun.

Eun-ha also enjoyed mixing in with them.

The happiness he had longed for so much was right here.

He spent time with his family with a satisfied face.

Then occasionally there were situations where he flinched.

"Ah, right. Come to think of it, I don't see Eun-ae, where's Eun-ae...?"

"Eun-ae?"

""""....""" "Huh?"

"Who's that?"

Perhaps not yet awake from the dream.

Eun-ha would occasionally bring up names of people who didn't exist in reality.

Then the family members would cut off the conversation and look at him strangely.

"...Sorry, I guess I'm not fully awake from the dream yet. In the dream, there was a younger sister named Eun-ae."

"Mom only has you and me as children. But I did think it would be nice to have a younger sister before."

Noh Eun-ae didn't exist.

Eun-ha glossed it over with a smile.

I must have drunk too much yesterday.

I can't distinguish between dream and reality.

Eun-ha closed his mouth.

He didn't want to worry his family by saying strange things needlessly.

He decided to just quietly listen to what his family members were saying.

That alone was enough.

Right, this was reality.

There was no such thing as a younger sister.

As time passed, Eun-ha felt the existence of the younger sister becoming vague.

Originally, content seen in dreams is forgotten when you open your eyes.

It's just that forgetting was delayed because he had such a long dream.

Seo-hyeon, Ha-yang too.

They were all fictional characters.

The kids didn't exist either...

Is it because I lived 29 years of life in the dream?

Suddenly he felt regretful.

He also felt empty.

But true happiness was right here.

He was satisfied just being able to be cheerful with his family.

Even without a younger sister.

Even without wives.

Even without children.

Even without dream friends.

Eun-ha was happy.

"Really?"

"..."

"Are you really happy?"

Nevertheless, he couldn't answer Lee Yu-jeong's words.

She gently took his hand.

Eun-ha held her hand.

Only then did he realize.

His mind became clear.

"This is..."

Eun-ha raised his head.

The family members were smiling at him.

"So this was my dream."

Before regression.

The world <Undead > Noh Eun-ha had unconsciously longed for.

Regret in the deepest part of consciousness.

Eun-ha muttered with a bitter face.

It was such a sweet dream.

To the point he didn't want to wake up.